"David Abrahams" <david.abrahams@rcn.com> writes:
> static int
> type_is_gc(PyTypeObject *type)
> {
> return type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE;
> }
>
> so, wouldn't it make more sense that the Python source always checks
> Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE before tp_is_gc?
No. Most GC objects do not have the HEAPTYPE flag (they actually
aren't even type objects).
Regards,
Martin